I received this pair new in April of 2010. They are finished in the flame veneer but with, as ordered, less dramatic gradations of color. There are no visual or operational issues. They had seen little use in a second system, which has now been dismantled. They will ship in the original boxes, and with the originally supplied additional resistors and short points, plus an additional set of 1 1/2" tall points. Shipping was $115.56 one year ago to me in northeastern Pennsylvania, ZIP 18661. Asking $1,400.00.